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The Importance of Orthographic Mapping

Orthographic mapping is important because is allows students to internalize words and read them effortlessly. The ultimate goal of reading is comprehension. Fluency must be present before independent comprehension may occur. Orthographic mapping must occur in order for fluency to develop. Henbest et al (2018) conducted research with 5 and 6 year olds in order to demonstrate their ability of orthographic fast mapping. The findings reported that "children’s implicit orthographic knowledge is an important factor related to their overall literacy skills." (p. 2017) So how is orthographic mapping achieved? According to the Institute for Multi-sensory Education (2020), "As early phonological skills are developing, children need to learn letter names and basic letter sounds. Learning that letters are used to write the phonemes will open the door to decoding words for reading." (para. 10)

References

Henbest, V. S., & Apel, K. (2018). Orthographic fast-mapping across time in 5- and 6-year-old children. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 61(8), 2015–2027. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-17-0379

IMSE Journal. (2020). The importance of orthographic mapping. The Institute for Multi-sensory Education. https://journal.imse.com/the-importance-of-orthographic-mapping/

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